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Chrysler kills plans for new Dodge Journey, will produce small car instead
While Hyundai cancels plans for a Kia pickup and Toyota delays launch of its U.S. Crossover plant, Chrysler has killed plans to produce a next-generation version of Dodge Journey SUV in 2009. Instead, Chrysler will use the money to design a new compact car that will be built by Nissan.

According to James Press, Co-President of Chrysler, the move represents a push to produce more fuel-efficient cars and eliminate overlapping between brands.

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Chrysler kills plans for new Dodge Journey, will produce small car instead



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SpectatorSpectator - 5/14/2008 12:26:04 PM
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And so the Automozoic Era of the Dinosaurs has come to an end.



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SteveLSteveL - 5/14/2008 1:04:06 PM
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WOW Chrysler way to have a plan. The Dodge Journey is a huge joke anyways. It’s basically a small mini van and as boring as one. They need to quit letting raccoons make the decisions for them.

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ShredmoShredmo - 5/14/2008 1:25:47 PM
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...but haven't you seen the commercials where people are having so much fun with the Journey?

Can't tell what they put in the integrated cooler during the commercial, but if it was beer, that would explain alot.

Oh, and where can I acquire that huge slip and slide?

:) :) :) :)


0to600to60 - 5/14/2008 1:53:29 PM
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Why did they ever produce the vehicle (.)

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adambravoadambravo - 5/14/2008 1:57:25 PM
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Ummm... Try reading the article BEFORE posting the headline.

Here's what it says: "The company won't build a Chrysler brand version of the Dodge Journey SUV."

In other words, the Journey is not dead, but a Chrysler-badged variant is. As far as a next-generation Journey (which I assume would be due around 2013), that's not even mentioned in the article.

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SteedPubSteedPub - 5/14/2008 3:02:36 PM
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I think the article is poorly written and misleading.

I read into it that the "next-generation" replacement for the Journey will not be made. Thus the current Journey which is already rolling off the line and sitting on dealer lots will not be replaced at the end of its life cycle.

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mercuryguymercuryguy - 5/14/2008 3:43:47 PM
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Soccer Mom's car. Underpowered, unrefined.

How about that confused, cheap dash board? All black and gray plastic.

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 5/14/2008 4:15:01 PMView My AgentSpace
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Thank god, the Journey is yet another POS that was rushed to market by Chrysler. It's time to cut the crap from their lineup.

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FitzLAFitzLA - 5/14/2008 10:03:17 PM
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Is anyone reading before they post? The Journey is not being discontinued, Chrysler is just not going to have their own version of the Journey. The Journey will continue.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 5/14/2008 10:56:23 PMView My AgentSpace
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I'm fairly certain the Journey will be discontinued AFTER THIS GENERATION.

If not, that's a terrible loss; it doesn't deserve to see the light of day.


FitzLAFitzLA - 5/15/2008 12:04:37 AM
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But that is not what the article says. The article says that they will not produce a Chrysler version. It says nothing about killing of the Journey.


dumpstydumpsty - 5/14/2008 4:30:28 PM
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I like the Journey. It seems to have all the utilities of a midsize SUV, but none of the many drawbacks of a large SUV. I don't know the fuel ratings for the Journey, but I'm sure it's better than the Durango/Aspen.

I liked the HO 3.5L V6 in the Chrys 300. It would do well in the Journey after a 2008-9 update.

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S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 5/14/2008 6:47:23 PMView My AgentSpace
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"It seems to have all the utilities of a midsize SUV, but none of the many drawbacks of a large SUV."

Why would a mid-sized SUV ever have the drawbacks of a full-sized SUV???

This thing is crudely assembled and has two anemic engine choices. Pick your poison.

Also... According to the Dodge website, the R/T (or "sporty") version of this vehicle gets 15MPG city, 22 highway. That's just about as bad as my 350hp 4.8L eight-cylinder BMW X5.


85bmw745i85bmw745i - 5/14/2008 8:32:19 PMView My AgentSpace
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Damn thats not much better than a cheve tahoe.


TRacerTRacer - 5/14/2008 11:14:01 PM
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How much did you pay for your X5? probably at least twice as much as Journey. Oh, my bad, you are probably leasing it.


S4cabriofoxoneS4cabriofoxone - 5/15/2008 12:12:18 AMView My AgentSpace
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Actually, no, I haven't leased a car since 2000 ;-)

Funny how some love to stereotype when they can't afford what someone else has.
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